Weddings/Engagements from January 2010

Savana Mark and Brandon Ayers, along with their families, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Savana is the daughter of Tim and Jeanne Mark, of El Dorado Springs, and the granddaughter of Gene and Roberta Mark, of Sheldon, and Bud and Wilma McMahan, of Lebanon...

Doug and Barbara (Counter) Story will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 11, 2010. The Storys' children and grandchildren hosted a special dinner in their honor. The Storys were married Jan. 11, 1960, in Carson City, Nev. The Storys have four children, sons Chris and wife Kristi of Marietta, Ga., Doug Story Jr. ...

Jerry and Francine Riggs, of Nevada, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Shea, to Brandon Moore, of Greenfield, Mo., son of the late Larry and Debra Moore, of Greenfield. Bride-elect Riggs is a 2008 Nevada High School graduate and is currently a sophomore at Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Mo...

Rod and Jennifer Hoover, Bolivar, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Adrienne Elizabeth, to Scott Timothy Mark, son of Tim and Jeanne Mark, Sheldon. The bride to be is a graduate of Bolivar High School and a 2004 graduate of Drury University. She is employed by Bolivar R-1 Schools...

Christina Elyse Martin and Kenny Leon Horning exchanged wedding vows on the beautiful landscape of Linganore Winery in Mt. Airy, Maryland, on Nov. 1, 2009. The 1 p.m. ceremony was officiated by pastor Brent Rawson, amid floral decorations of chocolate brown, ivory hydrangea, and burnt orange rose petals. A wedding reception followed in the Abisso Room in Mt. Airy where the guests were treated to wine, appetizers, and a family-style country dinner...

Earl and Marjorie Rogers will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Jan. 24, 2010. The family is asking friends and relatives to honor them with a card shower. Cards may be sent to 5741 E. Katy Track Road, Richards, MO 64778. Earl "Buster" Rogers and Marjorie Josepeit were married Jan. ...

Delbert Agee Jr. and Joyce (Griffiths) Agee, of Bronaugh, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Jan. 19, 2010. The couple were married in the Lutheran Church in Nevada, Mo., on Jan. 19, 1985. The Agees' children are daughter Debra Hildebrandt and son-in-law Hank, of Pittsburg, Kan., and son Jason Agee, of the home, and one grandson, Lusas Hildebrandt...

Harold and Marjorie Duerson will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Jan. 28, 2010. Harold Duerson, son of the late May and Lynn Duerson, and Marjorie Fisher, daughter of the late Virgil and Grace Fisher, were married on Jan. 28, 1945, in Mound City, Kan. Probate Judge R.L. Cecil officiated...

Joe and Janet Gregory celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Oct. 19, 2009. Janet Morrison of Fort Scott, Kan., and Joe F. Gregory, of Dodge City, Kan., were married on Oct. 19, 1952, at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott. Their children, Jeff M. Gregory, of Springfield, Mo., and J. Gordon Gregory, of Pittsburg, Kan., and Gilbert E. Gregory of Fort Scott, also celebrated...

The family of Tom and Janie Claflin, Sheldon, announce the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. Tom Claflin and Janie Landwehr were married Jan. 28, 1960, at the United Methodist Church, Liberal, Mo. They have resided in Sheldon since that time where they continue their family farming operation. ...

Stephen and Sherrill Brooks, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Brooks, of Joplin, to Justin Nations, son of Terry and Sharron Nations, of Webb City, Mo. Bride-elect Brooks is a 2000 graduate of Nevada High School, a 2004 graduate of Wentworth Junior College, and she will graduate from Missouri Southern State university in May 2010, with a degree in justice studies. She is employed by Wal-Mart in Webb City...

Victor and Mary Jo Giddings, of Aurora, Minn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Meg Giddings, to Trey Vernon, son of Bob and Debbie Vernon Jr., of Fort Scott, Kan. Bride-elect Giddings graduated from Mesabi East High School in 1999. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders and a master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She is a speech pathologist at Fort Riley, Kan...

Michael and Lorraine Richardson, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Richardson, to Chris Hubbard, son of Kenny and Debbie Hubbard, of El Dorado Springs. Bride-elect Richardson is a 2006 graduate of El Dorado Christian School. She is currently attending MU Nursing School and will graduate in December 2010...

Sherrie and Carl Simpson Jr., of Butler, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Jean Simpson, of Butler, to Matthew Lee Weiss, of Butler. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Sharon and Carl Simpson Sr., Stockton, Mo., and Betty Bobbett and the late Buford Bobbett, Nevada, Mo...

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hissink, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth, to Kyle Phelan Hooe, son of Deven Hooe, of Nevada, and Michelle Leduc, of St. Joseph, Mo. Miss Hissink will graduate from the University of Missouri-Columbia in May 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders...

Kim Smith and Ray Cross announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Smith is the daughter of Bill and Carol Smith, Deerfield, Mo., and Cross is the son of the late Quincy and Margaret Cross. The couple plan to be married in a 2 o'clock ceremony at Church of God (Holiness) El Dorado Springs, Mo., on Feb. 27, 2010...